In the meantime, The Last Bison is crossing the nation and playing well-regarded rooms including Fitzgerald’s in Houston, the Tractor Tavern in Seattle and Schubas Tavern in Chicago.

Closer to home, the band will perform a Virginia Arts Festival show at the Norfolk Botanical Garden on May 19. The concert will be held on the grounds of the garden. Tickets are $17 from www.vafest.org.

In other Bison news, the group won Best National Artist at the Veer Local Music Awards earlier this month in Norfolk. Other contenders in the category included Bruce Hornsby and Bison buddy Kishi Bashi.